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Toronto has the best and worst of Sydney. Here’s why

A metropolis with great Asian food and a housing affordability crisis: it sounds familiar, but the apartment fix for Canada’s largest city serves as...

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Jessica Gardner

Canberra must end plum jobs for overpaid political hacks

The problem with jobs for the boys and girls is that it prioritises political pedigree and loyalty over candidates with talent, skill and diverse...

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The Afr View

The Liberal Party’s new girlboss era is changing everything

There is more to female representation than the leadership, but it makes it harder for the left to argue that the Liberal Party is a misogynistic...

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Pru Goward

What the Airbus A320 meltdown really means for your future holidays

The more technologically advanced, interconnected and digitally dependent aviation is, the more fragile it becomes.

yesterday 10

Peter Harbison

Canberra’s spending blowout makes public services cuts unavoidable

Even a brutal round of spending cuts to the Australian Public Service and programs is no substitute for improving productivity.

yesterday 10

Gary Sturgess

Why the central bank should raise the cash rate next week

It’s risky to treat this surge of inflation as a blip. The RBA needs to begin tightening now to avoid a much greater squeeze later.

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Warren Hogan

APRA’s risky lending crackdown is not the right remedy

The regulator knows it will be blamed if the housing market overheats or there is a crash. But its pre-emptive restrictions are not well targeted.

previous day 10

Jonathan Kearns

Merger law overhaul risks killing company rescues

The extra costs and time it will take to get ACCC clearance or waiver will make it harder to save struggling companies, particularly active trading...

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Genevieve Sexton

Can these three women drag the Liberals back to their principles?

For Ley, Wilson and Sloane, bravery means confronting an electorate that has become accustomed to a culture of dependency fostered by Labor’s...

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The Afr View

Every DOGE has its day. Crypto and the death of Musk’s pet project

Crypto is not, and never was, a serious asset class. What we are seeing in recent wobbles is a gradual move away from the Donald Trump era of ‘lol...

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Jemima Kelly

Back to the drawing board on coal

As coal-fired power stations shut down, Australia’s energy system is becoming less reliable and less stable. What can fill the gap?

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Jennifer Hewett

We could lose AI data centre race before we even start running

If Australia cannot resolve data centre choke points, we will squander one of the most promising economic opportunities of the decade and be left...

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The Afr View

We’re not about to go full Trump no matter what the culture warriors say

Strains on social cohesion cannot be dismissed as the embrace of multiculturalism has made the task of defining what holds the community together...

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James Curran

Corporate Travel shareholders face high-stakes valuation dilemma

How do you value a company mired in an accounting scandal? Corporate Travel’s major shareholders are grappling with this difficult question.

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Jonathan Shapiro

Fund manager shake-out not over as another firm bites the dust

Tyndall’s large capitalisation funds are the latest to fall victim to the yanking of a mandate by an industry super fund. Which firm withdrew its...

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Joyce Moullakis

I helped review the NDIS and I know how to fix it

The scheme can be fixed, but only if governments stop delaying solutions and confront the pricing rigidities that distort the disability support...

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Stephen Anthony

Coal and confusion are the only policies Coalition understands

The policy to ditch credible climate action is built on a pile of lies and would drive up energy costs while reducing energy security.

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Simon Holmes À Court

Mark Rigotti is wrong. Lawyers aren’t to blame for over-regulation

Most regulatory work is “cost of doing business” work. It needs oversight by experienced lawyers or compliance officers and is likely to be...

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James Philips

Turnbull throws shade as Albanese savours big green win

The passage of environmental laws has boosted Labor and damaged the Liberals. But as inflation bites, Jim Chalmers needs the private sector to step...

28.11.2025 1

Jennifer Hewett

Why women are turning to apps instead of doctors

Female health has been systemically relegated for decades. Influencers and entrepreneurs are filling the gap with simple narratives and purchasable...

28.11.2025 3

Nikki Stamp

Gallagher’s public service savings plan won’t dent spending addiction

We shouldn’t interpret Gallagher’s language as a sign Labor is willing to make the deeper budget cuts necessary to bring public service spending to...

28.11.2025 10

The Afr View

Chinese ships highlight our vulnerability to growing aggression

We have forgotten what it feels like to face the visceral prospect of attack. Countries that cannot resist coercion will struggle to defend their...

28.11.2025 2

Jennifer Parker

The AI arms race may be hiding an inflationary shock

Although many assume that the artificial intelligence capex boom will herald deflation, it could precipitate higher price rises in the medium term.

28.11.2025 4

Christopher Joye

Macquarie’s fund manager purge list shrinks by nearly a third

Although it was expected that some ramifications would follow as a result of the Shield imbroglio, the firm’s handling of the changes has been...

28.11.2025 7

Joyce Moullakis

The DroneShield share sales should not have been a surprise

The $60 million sell-off by the firm’s top brass triggered a 70 per cent crash, but the fall was foreshadowed at businesses linked to chairman...

28.11.2025 4

Adam Schwab

The environmental reform the Coalition gift-wrapped for the Greens

The EPBC deal was a missed opportunity for the opposition and a win for the minor party, which helps it return to core business.

28.11.2025 10

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Toronto has the best and worst of Sydney. Here’s why

Jessica Gardner

Canberra must end plum jobs for overpaid political hacks

The Afr View

The Liberal Party’s new girlboss era is changing everything

Pru Goward

What the Airbus A320 meltdown really means for your future holidays

Peter Harbison

Canberra’s spending blowout makes public services cuts unavoidable

Gary Sturgess

Why the central bank should raise the cash rate next week

Warren Hogan

APRA’s risky lending crackdown is not the right remedy

Jonathan Kearns

Merger law overhaul risks killing company rescues

Genevieve Sexton

Can these three women drag the Liberals back to their principles?

The Afr View

Every DOGE has its day. Crypto and the death of Musk’s pet project

Jemima Kelly

Back to the drawing board on coal

Jennifer Hewett

We could lose AI data centre race before we even start running

The Afr View

We’re not about to go full Trump no matter what the culture warriors say

James Curran

Corporate Travel shareholders face high-stakes valuation dilemma

Jonathan Shapiro

Fund manager shake-out not over as another firm bites the dust

Joyce Moullakis

I helped review the NDIS and I know how to fix it

Stephen Anthony

Coal and confusion are the only policies Coalition understands

Simon Holmes À Court

Mark Rigotti is wrong. Lawyers aren’t to blame for over-regulation

James Philips

Turnbull throws shade as Albanese savours big green win

Jennifer Hewett

Why women are turning to apps instead of doctors

Nikki Stamp

Gallagher’s public service savings plan won’t dent spending addiction

The Afr View

Chinese ships highlight our vulnerability to growing aggression

Jennifer Parker

The AI arms race may be hiding an inflationary shock

Christopher Joye

Macquarie’s fund manager purge list shrinks by nearly a third

Joyce Moullakis

The DroneShield share sales should not have been a surprise

Adam Schwab

The environmental reform the Coalition gift-wrapped for the Greens

Phillip Coorey